Jonathan_Lee
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I'm thinking of doing a re-install of the intercom system in the house I work at, and I wanted to get some feedback to see if it's necessary, and if it is, what parts should I look at getting. It was installed sometime between 5 and 10 years ago and it's always given me problems.
The current set-up has a Clear-com MS-702 with 2 ~250' unshielded 3 lead mic cables running up through the attic. The cables come together in a 3 pin terminal block connector with 3 other unshielded 3 lead mic cables that run through conduit to boxes onstage. The beltpacks we have are a combination of Clear-com RS-501's, RS-603's, RS-601's, RS-701's, and PI's BP-1's.
I recently opened up the boxes and re-terminated all the solders (they were atrocious), and that solved some problems. In the last show I used a Clear-com TWC-701 and got a considerable amount of crackle on line B that would come in and out through the whole process.
It's worth noting that there is also a substantial amount of electrical cable (building power as well as the lighting system) in the attic as well. I've tried my best to keep the Intercom cables separate, but I can only do so much with the way the cable is run.
I've thought about replacing the 3 pin terminal block with a patch bay to be able to patch the conduit boxes to either channel.
Any comments/suggestions would be very helpful.
Thanks.
The current set-up has a Clear-com MS-702 with 2 ~250' unshielded 3 lead mic cables running up through the attic. The cables come together in a 3 pin terminal block connector with 3 other unshielded 3 lead mic cables that run through conduit to boxes onstage. The beltpacks we have are a combination of Clear-com RS-501's, RS-603's, RS-601's, RS-701's, and PI's BP-1's.
I recently opened up the boxes and re-terminated all the solders (they were atrocious), and that solved some problems. In the last show I used a Clear-com TWC-701 and got a considerable amount of crackle on line B that would come in and out through the whole process.
It's worth noting that there is also a substantial amount of electrical cable (building power as well as the lighting system) in the attic as well. I've tried my best to keep the Intercom cables separate, but I can only do so much with the way the cable is run.
I've thought about replacing the 3 pin terminal block with a patch bay to be able to patch the conduit boxes to either channel.
Any comments/suggestions would be very helpful.
Thanks.